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carljohengen

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I'm a maker of music and other things, a teacher, and a traveler. Fiercely proud of my Scottish and Irish heritage (MacKinnon on my father's side, Jordan on my mother's side.) Travel makes me feel alive.
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Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum

Northumberland, England

Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum

The first museum in the United Kingdom dedicated to this woodwind instrument.

Cragside

Morpeth, England

Cragside

This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.

Original bridge across the southern end of Lake Champlain, demolished in 2009

Addison, Vermont

Crown Point Bridge

Lake Champlain Bridge, the recently demolished and rebuilt bridge where they filmed "What Lies Beneath".

Shelburne Farms

Shelburne, Vermont

Shelburne Farms

A massive sustainable farm designed by the mastermind behind Central Park.

The Fire Hydrant Jack.

Shelburne, Vermont

Fire Hydrant Jack

A giant toy jack made of numerous welded-together fire hydrants.

The baby flying monkeys at the back of One Main

Burlington, Vermont

Flying Monkey Sculptures

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.

Tallest Filing Cabinet on Earth

Burlington, Vermont

Tallest Filing Cabinet on Earth

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

Caisteal Maol

Isle of Skye, Scotland

Caisteal Maol

This ruined castle is said to be the legendary keep of a Viking princess.

Detail of one of Clarke's depictions of the Virgin Mary

Ballinrobe, Ireland

St. Mary's Church

For fans of the stained glass art of Irish illustrator Harry Clarke, this church is the place to be.

The small interior of a chapel with a small mosaic floor arched roof and two coffins.

Carrick-On-Shannon, Ireland

Costello Memorial Chapel

The smallest chapel in Europe is a moving testament to the love between a husband and wife.

A not-quite-exact replica of Michelangelo's Pieta. (Wikimedia Commons)

Barre, Vermont

Hope Cemetery

This large cemetery is known as the museum of granite sculptures.

Edinburgh Castle Dog Cemetery

Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh Castle Dog Cemetery

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

Looking through the end of the sculpture to the Dún na mBó blowhole below

Mayo, Ireland

Dún na mBó

When the tide is high, you can see the Atlantic pushing up through a deep, jagged hole in the rock.

Wonder Cave Entrance.

Rudolph, Wisconsin

Rudolph Grotto Gardens

Five acres of divinely inspired folk art.

The Atrium where you can hear the sounds of Majesty and Divinity, Prince's doves.

Chanhassen, Minnesota

Paisley Park

Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.

The Corn Palace

Mitchell, South Dakota

The Corn Palace

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

Wall Drug

Wall, South Dakota

Wall Drug

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

Crazy Horse Memorial

Custer, South Dakota

Crazy Horse Memorial

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

Hotel del Coronado.

San Diego, California

Hotel del Coronado

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Leavenworth's Bavarian Village

Leavenworth, Washington

Leavenworth's Bavarian Village

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

Karl, a museum favorite.

Leavenworth, Washington

Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

Grandfather Cuts Loose the Ponies

Quincy, Washington

Grandfather Cuts Loose the Ponies

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

Seaform Pavilion.

Tacoma, Washington

Bridge of Glass

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

Color Picture of the 1940 collapse

Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma Narrows Bridge

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

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